Jen

It feels so hollow to be promoting a new comic alongside all these horrors happening in real time. I know we’re all out here doing the best we can—some of it will help improve things, and some of it won’t move the needle at all.

Still, thank you to everyone who has ever supported small creators.

Cat in a game box

Cat in a chair in front of game rules

Cat trampling game board

Cat looking at game board

Board games with cats. They always want to be a part of our activities, whether we need them at the table or not. #boardgames

Marmalade the cat sitting on the back of a chair staring st me

Cool thing to wake up to

A black cat nestles within a soft blue blanket.

Tucked in.

Shiloh, my 4 year old Tonkinese cat, sitting on my chest, looking at me like I just stole his food bowl or some shit

why the fuck he lookin at me like that

officialtriciahelfer • Priorities after a trip. Cuddles first! Attached to the post are one photo of Tricia cuddling a grey cat, and a second of her with a horned goat.

CUDDLES FIRST!

Charcoal sketch of a tabby cat

Been a while since I’ve made any art— so a little charcoal sketch to get some creative muscles going again!

Cats on a cat climber

Cat tree
One fits
One doesn't

Picture of a female tuxedo cat laying on a grey blanket on a chair.

This is Lucky. I figured I would post a pic of her here on Bluesky!

OTD in 1985 the first HIV blood test was approved by the FDA. Though HIV can now be managed with access to the right treatments, it would be another 11 YEARS before that antiviral cocktail, HAART, would be approved.

Hi! The news is constantly bad. You still need adequate time to rest and recover. You can doomscroll more tomorrow.

Josh: [looking at phone] Wow, the bass player of Nirvana is a "law-n-order" reactionary centrist now? Dina: Oh, you didn't know that? Dude hates homeless people Josh: I guess grunge really is dead, huh Dina: Meanwhile the king of soft dad rock Dave Matthews is out there loudly opposing ICE and the genocide in Gaza [Josh is staring blankly into space] Lady:...Josh? [Josh is making complex mental calculations, an imaginary load bar says 'RECALIBRATING MUSIC OPINIONS"]

"Negative Creep"
#DOOMLOOP #Seattle @soseaemerald.bsky.social

The unspoken third phrase in "Bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus ..." is "...and all the Jews die" but they skirt over that bit of the mythology.

This is kinda insane. Also we are never clear on opsec like ever

Of all the stupid...

Darby's fantasies live on. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ne...

A big difference between Catholicism and Evangelicalism which JD Vance doesn't seem to understand is the rapture isn't a "thing" in the former.

I remember when the Left Behind books came out, I had no idea what they were talking about.

How the attack on Iran is affecting global oil markets While the conflict could raise prices at the pump for American consumers, China will feel the biggest disruption to its energy market.

Iran produces close to 4 million barrels of oil a day, about half of which is exported. Prices are up after American and Israeli attacks.

Could the Iran strikes trigger another 1970s-style stagflation—or is that the wrong mental model? In the first 48 hours after President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury and bombed Iran, the best… What You Need To Know About the Economic Fallout From War with Iran -- from Justin Wolfers

Here's my talking head -- armed with charts, macro models and financial market movements -- trying to help you make sense of the possible economic fallout from the war with Iran.
youtu.be/deeGtvlUtaI

Screenshot of an X post by Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom). The post says Trump is calling journalists to workshop different timelines and goals for his war, listing varying reported aims from the Washington Post, Axios, the New York Times, and ABC, including “freedom for the people” of Iran, ending it in “two or three days,” possibly “four to five weeks,” and mentioning “three very good choices” to take control in Iran before saying those choices were killed. The post concludes that he doesn’t sound convinced and is “throwing spaghetti at the wall,” suggesting he wants to say he solved a long-standing problem.

He has no idea what he's done or what to do now. Heavens help us all.

Texas AG Paxton Declares Therapists Affirming Trans Youth To Be Illegal And Child Abuse The declaration echoes his 2022 efforts to target parents of trans youth with child abuse, and may force conversion therapy on trans youth in the state.

1. This morning, Texas AG Ken Paxton just released a chilling new declaration:

Mental health therapists, counselors, and psychologists must cease affirming trans youth - using their name and pronouns - or potentially face child abuse charges and loss of licensure.

Its a horrifying escalation.

Was he…invited?

The fact that the U.S. has been so successfully brainwashed into thinking that sunburned white guys Define the Working Class when the actual working class is non-white women (many of them immigrants) is one of the great madness runes of our time.

Do not mess with her!

Other countries are actually sending planes for their citizens, Americans get a MAGA hat and a go fuck yourself

It's really cool the Trump regime issued the "Americans need to leave now" advisory *after* they started the war that (completely predictably) spiraled out of control.

I’m also reminded of something George R.R. Martin once said about blockbuster art: They already got their awards. Their awards were popularity and tons of money. A gold statue doesn’t help them. But that same statue could mean everything to people who make art that deserves a bigger audience.

There is a quote attributed to science fiction author Jerry Pournelle (although the sentiment has been offered by many others) that money will get you through times of no awards better than awards will get you through times of no money.

Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.

Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line.

At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.

(Published Jan. 2026)

5 of our new cupcake fidget clickies balancing on my hand. they all have different color gradient frosting and little white heart sprinkles!

5 tiny 3d printed cupcakes, all with different gradients for the cupcake holders and the frosting, with vanilla colored cupcakes and white heart sprinkles

Speaking of clickers... ahhh yes. The cupcakes. We almost ran out of the northern lights one, but I have restocked everything!

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